by Gary | Jul 11, 2024 | caribbean, casa, Puerto Morelos, Technology
We knew it would happen, and sure enough – in early July, the first hurricane of the season, hurricane Beryl hit the Mexican coast. This was the first hurricane since our house was constructed, so we were somewhat nervous of how everything would hold up. Short...
by Gary | Apr 26, 2024 | adventures, Mexico
Hard to believe it’s already been 7 years that we’ve been living in Mexico. We’ve met amazing friends, built a house, survived a pandemic, traveled a bunch, and enjoyed many cervezas and tequilas on the beach. Still many more experiences and...
by Gary | Dec 8, 2023 | casa, Mexico, Technology
As part of our new house, I started diving more into smart home automation. In this post, I’ll cover some of the different tech we use, some of our automations, and some ideas for the future. Home Assistant Home Assistant is the central hub for our home...
by Gary | Nov 30, 2023 | Mexico, Technology
WhatsApp is by far the most common form of messaging here in Mexico. And, of course, the messages are often in Spanish. I’ve always wanted the ability to easily translate text messages from Spanish into English within WhatsApp. Although my Spanish is better than...
by Gary | Oct 5, 2023 | Financial, Taxes
The folks over at Greenback Expat Tax Services have written a good guide on dealing with taxes for US expats. American citizens must file a US Federal Tax Return no matter where they live in the world. Bummer – I know. But it’s unavoidable. (well, unless...
by Gary | Jan 1, 2023 | Mexico, Puerto Morelos
It was 5 years ago that we got our driver’s licenses in Puerto Morelos. Our post from then: Getting our Mexican Driver’s Licenses in Puerto Morelos It was time for renewal, so we went this week. The process is mostly the same, but there were a few documentation...
by Gary | Dec 27, 2022 | casa, Mexico, Technology
We’ve had a bunch of folks ask us about what we did for internet and WiFi in our new house. To be honest, we probably went a bit overboard. I’m sure our builder thought we did! But, I’m super happy with our strategy and how everything turned out....
by Gary | Dec 19, 2022 | casa, Mexico
Well, we’ve now been in our house for a few months now – and we love it! I’ll have some upcoming posts talking about specific topics, including our home internet, smart-home, whole-house audio, and lighting. In the meantime, here’s 10 things in...
by Gary | Aug 1, 2022 | casa, Mexico, Puerto Morelos
After a long construction project – we’re finally in! And we’re thrilled with our new house! Things are still in a bit of disarray with unpacking, and we have a few post-construction items to finish up; but we’re now living here! I’ll...
by Gary | Jun 26, 2022 | casa, Mexico, Puerto Morelos
In our last post, we mentioned that we hit a delay because of our windows. Well, the window guys showed up again this week, and started back to work. He hopes to be done in the next week or two. So, things are progressing again. In the meantime, there’s been a...
